これまで閉じていたメルセド川北側の道路が開通、南側の交通規制も解除の予定。
Valley Roads update
Here's some really good news... ! ! (subject to the usual disclaimers and unforeseeable acts of nature....)
Northside Drive will open for two lane, one way traffic westbound from Camp 4 to the Pohono Bridge by 5PM this Thursday, May 7, 2009. Southside Drive will open for two lane, one way traffic eastbound from El Cap Crossover to the Curry Village intersection by 5PM this Friday, May 8, 2009.
"River Straight" (between the Curry and Camp 6 intersections) will revert back to two lane, one way traffic
westbound with the south lane redesignated for "Special Use Only" (emergency vehicles, NPS/DNC utility vehicles and shuttle buses only)
Additional road construction news -
El Cap crossover will close between Southside and Northside Drives on Monday, May 11,2009. The crossover will remain closed to all but emergency vehicles through May 22, 2009. The closure is for grinding, repaving and restriping. The contractors anticipate all painting and signage to be in place by Friday May 22, 2009